Ordell

Popularity Trends

The name Ordell is the #7,501 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 238 recorded births since 1915. This represents the 3.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,401 (4.0% percentile) for all time with 185 births since 1916. For girls, it ranks #5,663 (0.9% percentile) for all time with 53 births since 1915.

Ordell first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1915 (1915 for girls and 1916 for boys). Birth data for Ordell is available in 27 out of the 34 years between 1915 and 1948 (25 years for boys and 8 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Ordell has been given predominantly to boys, with 77.7% of all recorded births being male. In 1948, 100.0% of babies named Ordell were boys. Interestingly, until around 1920, the name was more popular for girls (55.0% girls from 1915 to 1919), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (84.3% boys from 1920 to 1948).

For boys, Ordell reached its peak popularity in 1922, achieving the 1.3% percentile (ranked #539) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 1919, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.1% percentile). There have been no recorded male births with this name since 1948.

For girls, Ordell reached its peak popularity in 1915, achieving the 0.7% percentile (ranked #555) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 1915, with 9 births per million (ranked 0.7% percentile). There have been no recorded female births with this name since 1930.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Ordell".

1915 1948 19151948

Key Statistics

Total Births

Peak Births

Peak Year

1915

First Recorded

1915

Peak Percentile

0.7%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#555

Current Rank

—

Female statistics

Total Births

185

Peak Births

Peak Year

1922

First Recorded

1916

Peak Percentile

1.3%

Current Percentile

—

Peak Rank

#539

Current Rank

—

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Ordell", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Ordell.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Ordell's popularity from 1912 to 1951 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Ordell at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Ordell range from Vernis at 81.8% correlation to Eulice at 79.3% correlation, with an average correlation level of 80.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Maxine with 114.8K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Luie with 145 births (100% boys).

Ordell's share of births peaked at 15.9 births per million in 1919 (8.8 for girls in 1915 and 10.8 for boys in 1922). It reached its lowest point of 3 births per million (19% of peak) in 1946. In 1948, the most recent period with data, the name Ordell had 3.9 births per million, 25% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Vernis

480

81.76% (very strong)

Winferd

390

81.46% (very strong)

Syble

5,535

81.40% (very strong)

Yasuko

294

80.46% (very strong)

Luie

145

80.28% (very strong)

Pasqual

613

80.25% (very strong)

Toshiko

799

80.20% (very strong)

Gervase

202

80.01% (very strong)

Mazel

391

79.92% (strong)

Maxine

114.8k

79.86% (strong)

Modean

311

79.70% (strong)

Eulice

239

79.32% (strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Ordell

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Ordell. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 45.0% confident that Ordell is pronounced as OR-dehl, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is or-DEHL, at 37.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.

OR-dehl

45.0%

or-DEHL

37.5%

OR-DEHL

17.5%

OR-dehl (2 syllables)

45.0% confidence

AO1 R D EH0 L

or-DEHL (2 syllables)

37.5% confidence

AO0 R D EH1 L

OR-DEHL (2 syllables)

17.5% confidence

AO1 R D EH1 L

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like AO1 R D EH0 L) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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